A graying professor tucked away in a library of old books, muttering to himself. A stressed graduate student frantically retesting results in a laboratory, anxiously checking the clock each minute. These are typical images that come to mind when most undergraduate students think of research.
Brian Gomez, the second-year College student who passed away last month after a year-long battle with a rare form of cancer, told his girlfriend, Morgan Watts, a line that has stuck with her ever since, as the two of them waited in a hospital while her sister underwent open heart surgery. "Life is like no limit," he said.
For many students, frequenting popular coffee establishments and restaurants on the Corner for drinks and tasty dinners during the weekends is a common rite.
Most University students do not worry about where to sit in lecture halls, how their medical regimens will interfere with assignments and how they will enter and exit a building.
As a brand new transfer student hundreds of miles away from her home and family in South Korea, fourth-year College student Hyoyeol Chong found herself with nowhere to go during the holidays last fall.
University students make many decisions during their four years at college, the most common of which usually include whether to live on Grounds or off, which internships to apply for and how to balance a social life and their studies.
It's a history that's been brushed aside for years, but now, in light of recent events that have brought its pernicious past to light, students are working to recognize the role of slaves in the University's history. Between 1817 and 1865, the University was home to at least 150 slaves or more slaves, according to Catherine Neale's research as cited in Robert Brickhouse's article "Slaves at U.Va." from the July 2005 edition of Arts and Sciences Magazine.
Each year, University students must face the decision of whether to live on Grounds. While some students prefer the resources and security of on-Grounds living, others enjoy the responsibility and independence that comes along with living off Grounds.
Who is your greatest influence or inspiration? My grandfather is my greatest influence but he isn't the only one.
To many students at the University, college is an opportunity to explore different interests and take a wide variety of classes to decide which career to pursue.
